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. ; isn't that right, tucker barnes? >> a few degrees always makes a difference. not bad. winds out of the north and west. good morning. a decent afternoon. we have the possibility of shattered -- scattered showers and thunderstorms returning as we get into the mid- to late afternoon. 48 degrees at ray dan national. humidity -- reagan national. humidity a little better. our winds, we've got a breeze so that's not too bad out of the north and west at 13 miles an wahour. there's your pssure, 2.294 inches, down a little bit from p where it was yesterday. satellite radar, you can see lo cloudover scattered to thh e rtweand nost and a couple of green echoes.an ae ree inra wesho rs starting to break out into western maryland and eastern portions sof west virginial ilwgett ha gein here later today. that will serve as a nice ed gger mechanism for aresc showers and thuer storms across the washington area. and with a little bit of cloud cover out there, our temperatures will stilbe oron the hot side. we're expected to be touch out -- top out in the low 90s. yesterday we were in the
. ; isn't that right, tucker barnes? >> a few degrees always makes a difference. not bad. winds out of the north and west. good morning. a decent afternoon. we have the possibility of shattered -- scattered showers and thunderstorms returning as we get into the mid- to late afternoon. 48 degrees at ray dan national. humidity -- reagan national. humidity a little better. our winds, we've got a breeze so that's not too bad out of the north and west at 13 miles an wahour. there's your...
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Aug 20, 2009
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tucker barnes joins us with the latest. >> maximum winds now 120 miles per hour. still gusting over 135 so this is still a powerfulmajor category three hurricane. and let's see what is going on re. along the western edge it's been dealing with wind sheer and so it's been holding back on the intensity. e the focast is for bill to in tensefy and continue to push off to the north d west. i'll have morrte n obill coming up. let's take a lookorat the local weather and into aurhe hoas,errewfte' rs,howe're talking about hazy, ot nd ahumid once again. cany s ee the cloud cover out there. a mix of sun and clouds and thec showers breaking uot once again. o juye l lrdiktendse aay the aa before. showers breaking out across portions of west virginia. so more showers and thunderstorms and the possibility in our forecast later this afternoon. here we go. 82 degrees and that humidity is 71%. so that's an uncomfortable combination. it will be hazy, hot and humid later this afternoon with clouds out there. we'll have more clouds and sun, scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorm
tucker barnes joins us with the latest. >> maximum winds now 120 miles per hour. still gusting over 135 so this is still a powerfulmajor category three hurricane. and let's see what is going on re. along the western edge it's been dealing with wind sheer and so it's been holding back on the intensity. e the focast is for bill to in tensefy and continue to push off to the north d west. i'll have morrte n obill coming up. let's take a lookorat the local weather and into aurhe hoas,errewfte'...
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Aug 13, 2009
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thank you tucker, breaking news right now, a sentence for a man who had a string of home invasions and scared parts of the county. jose garcia was sentenced, fox 5 paul wagner has more. paul, what can you tell us? >> reporter: well, you can only describe us as not just the book being thrown at jose garcia here but the judge really threw the whole library at him if you will. judge michael mason said that the man didn't deserve to walk again in the -- in society. and he gave him y life without parole, but then he threw another life sentence at him to be served together. so basically he will never, ever get out of prison. judge michael mason said the evidence is just overwhelming to him. he said there is no doubt the man committed the crimes. each case was planned. he said the violence was not necessary. he seemed to take pleasure from causing pain. it shows terror with these women who were left left for dead. it is obvious there was a circle of pain with people involved in the case. the attorney also said that jose garcia was basically responsible for a huge amount of terror over the yea
thank you tucker, breaking news right now, a sentence for a man who had a string of home invasions and scared parts of the county. jose garcia was sentenced, fox 5 paul wagner has more. paul, what can you tell us? >> reporter: well, you can only describe us as not just the book being thrown at jose garcia here but the judge really threw the whole library at him if you will. judge michael mason said that the man didn't deserve to walk again in the -- in society. and he gave him y life...
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Aug 21, 2009
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apparently not you and tucker. >> yes, tucker? the islands. but we're talking about -- are you talking about martha's vineyard or bermuda? >> both. >> for this weekend. >> that update just in. >> so it will impact them. >> it will start impacting our east coast as well with some high surf so -- some rough surf. you want to be aware of that. the latest information came out just a few minutes ago. bill is now -- remains a category three hurricane. you see it is quite a ways away. it is currently about 4 # 5 miles south of bermuda. so it is still a ways away from the bermuda but the first people to feel the impact will be in bermuda. you look at the storm. you remember yesterday. it is looking a little more rag he had than it did yesterday. it is getting beat up by some strong winds. as this continues to move, it could reintensify. there could be some strengthening that occurs right now. the maximum sustained winds are 120 miles per hour. look how far away it is from martha's vineyard and coastal regions at this point but it is continuing to move
apparently not you and tucker. >> yes, tucker? the islands. but we're talking about -- are you talking about martha's vineyard or bermuda? >> both. >> for this weekend. >> that update just in. >> so it will impact them. >> it will start impacting our east coast as well with some high surf so -- some rough surf. you want to be aware of that. the latest information came out just a few minutes ago. bill is now -- remains a category three hurricane. you see it is...
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Aug 12, 2009
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i'm he beginning to agree with tucker that we'll have to check into that reporting station. it seems a little errant there. here is the satellite-radar composite for the region. there is your precipitation out to the west. you can see how it is moving north and east ever so slowly but you got some rhetty good rain there in portions of west virginia, western portions of virginia. for us, we we've got some clouds. here is a look at the surface map for today. main feature for us is an upper level low that is kind of pushing through ever so slowly. there is a frontal system that came through. that is responsible for our cooler, quote, unquote temperatures instead of being in the upper and mid-90s. we'll be in the up are 80s today. some scattered storms work their way in here during the morning and later on today, some showers and thunderstorms here and tere. forecast looks like this. lots of clouds around. scat are the showers and thunderstorms -- scattered showers and thunderstorms as i said. high about 87 degrees downtown. for tonight being a muggy night with early showers and
i'm he beginning to agree with tucker that we'll have to check into that reporting station. it seems a little errant there. here is the satellite-radar composite for the region. there is your precipitation out to the west. you can see how it is moving north and east ever so slowly but you got some rhetty good rain there in portions of west virginia, western portions of virginia. for us, we we've got some clouds. here is a look at the surface map for today. main feature for us is an upper level...
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Aug 5, 2009
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more details on the forecast coming right up. >>> thanks, tucker. now to a developing story on capitol hill this morning. this is a live look at the u.s. senate as it resumes its debate about supreme court nominee sonia sotomayor. republicans are lining up to criticize the nominee. nearly three-quarters of g.o.p. senators oppose sotomayor leaving just a handful breaking with their party in joining democrats in backing barack obama's first important nominee. a vote could happen as early as friday. >>> metro is also a topic on the hill today. the g.m. says more federal funding is needed to keep commuters safe. general manager john catoe pleaded for money to upgrade the system. the house has approved $150 million for the next fiscal year but the senate is still considering the request. overall metro needs about $11 billion over the next ten years, catoe says, for safe and reliable service. >> if we do not receive sufficient funding now, service as well as safety will decline. >> if metro gets its first installment of $150 million, maryland and virginia
more details on the forecast coming right up. >>> thanks, tucker. now to a developing story on capitol hill this morning. this is a live look at the u.s. senate as it resumes its debate about supreme court nominee sonia sotomayor. republicans are lining up to criticize the nominee. nearly three-quarters of g.o.p. senators oppose sotomayor leaving just a handful breaking with their party in joining democrats in backing barack obama's first important nominee. a vote could happen as early...
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Aug 5, 2009
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so tony and tucker, we'll keep you posted and we'll watch it as well in the weather center all day long of . 91, cloud cover, maybe we can keep it in the upper 80s. a couple of nice days thursday, friday, more showers for the first few hours of thursday, especially southeast of town. but we may only end up at 36 degrees, thursday, friday. sunday, 94 degrees. >> going to be nice. >> next week as well. >> thank you sue. >>> happy birthday to you -- happy birthday to you. >> birthday wishes for more than one person in the white house press room today. he turned 48, but turned the focus to journalist helen thomas, with a cup cake and a candle. he shared thomas' birthday wish with the room. >> helen, wishes for world peace, no prejudice. but she and i also had a common birthday wish. she said she really hopes for a health care reform bill. >> bill. >>> and the president celebrated with friends and family at camp david. >>> and video capturing three wild horses taking off down the highway, one running into a car. the horse jumping over a vehicle, the driver smashes into the windshield. the dr
so tony and tucker, we'll keep you posted and we'll watch it as well in the weather center all day long of . 91, cloud cover, maybe we can keep it in the upper 80s. a couple of nice days thursday, friday, more showers for the first few hours of thursday, especially southeast of town. but we may only end up at 36 degrees, thursday, friday. sunday, 94 degrees. >> going to be nice. >> next week as well. >> thank you sue. >>> happy birthday to you -- happy birthday to...
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Aug 5, 2009
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as tucker mentioned, cold front will come through. once that comes through, thunder booms. expect those later this afternoon. here is your forecast for today. and to answer steve's question, how hot will it get? we are looking for a high of 90 degrees. a lot of clouds, scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms. we'll have more details coming up in just a little bit. >> sounds steamy but it sounds all right. >> it is steamy. >> do we need rain? >> kind of. i guess. >> we're getting it. >> yesterday wasn't as bad as i thought it might. the humidity was down. >> it's okay. >> let's check in with lauren demarco and see what is happening with traffic. >> forget trafic right now. are you serious about paula abdul? i thought this was just a rumor. >> it could still be a negotiating thing. >> that is huge. i like paula though. ilike her unpredictability. >> wll talk about that later, i'm sure. getting out to the roads light now, not much going on on the beltway. our construct has wrapped up around town. we to have lanes closed on the outer loop after the woodrow wilson bridge a
as tucker mentioned, cold front will come through. once that comes through, thunder booms. expect those later this afternoon. here is your forecast for today. and to answer steve's question, how hot will it get? we are looking for a high of 90 degrees. a lot of clouds, scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms. we'll have more details coming up in just a little bit. >> sounds steamy but it sounds all right. >> it is steamy. >> do we need rain? >> kind of. i guess....
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Aug 20, 2009
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tucker, can you sing. ava marie is her name. to send us your child's c t, tud click on mornings. >>> let's start ith radar. and we'll show you hurricane bill. still a powerful storm, and still a major hurricane, but category 3 hurricane. there is some sheering going on on the west side of the storm. it's broken up, but we still see an eye there. at last report, maximum sustained winds were 125 miles per hour, moving to the northwest at 18 miles per hour. it could regain some intensity,i but it isen t ouinntcg erwi sheer at this urho. closer to home, current temperatures, we hoe'vgone up again, 76 degrees here in washington. we remain at 77, or orthey rema at 77 in new york city. roanoke, 73. x, inongtkentuckyon72. charlotte, north carolina, 76 at this hour. and we have some clouds in over us. no precipitation, but maybe later on today e'llsee some precip pop up as a cold front begins to makes it way in here. your five-day forecast looks like this: 90 for your high downtown today, some of will you top out in the upper 80s. look f
tucker, can you sing. ava marie is her name. to send us your child's c t, tud click on mornings. >>> let's start ith radar. and we'll show you hurricane bill. still a powerful storm, and still a major hurricane, but category 3 hurricane. there is some sheering going on on the west side of the storm. it's broken up, but we still see an eye there. at last report, maximum sustained winds were 125 miles per hour, moving to the northwest at 18 miles per hour. it could regain some...